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First Transit extended in Michigan

Recently, Detroit’s Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) exercised a five-year option for transit management services with First Transit. The decision was made by SMART on behalf of the Lake Erie Transit Commission.

First Transit will manage the transit operations for Lake Erie Transit (LET) and its 65 employees. LET operates 33 vehicles, responsible for transporting more than 400,000 passengers annually through fixed-route and paratransit services.

Tier One modernizes 300 stops along two of GRTC’s busiest routes with each stop receiving upgrades that include new flags with clearly visible route and bus stop numbers as well as eye-level, easy-to-use printed schedule and map information.

The 8.3-mile route, with a proposed 27 stops, would replace the Capital Area Transportation Authority’s current Route 1 from downtown Lansing to the Meridian Mall. Results from the plan’s environmental assessment study are expected to be shared at a public hearing this fall.